Displaying items by tag: TB

Thursday, 24 April 2025 11:55

Farmers urged not to be complacent about TB

New Zealand's TBfree programme has made great progress in reducing the impact of the disease on livestock herds, but there’s still a long way to go, according to Beef+Lamb NZ.

Published in Farm Health
Wednesday, 04 December 2024 10:55

TB testing in-house

OSPRI will carry out on-farm TB testing, following AsureQuality's decision not to renew their contract.

Published in General News
Friday, 13 September 2024 09:38

TB slaughter levy for dairy jumps 75c/head

TB differential slaughter levy rates are changing with dairy animals paying $12.25/head, an increase of 75c from next month.

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 03 September 2024 11:55

TB free again!

Herds in the West Coast settlement of Hari Hari are TB free after a four-year battle to get on top of the area's last outbreak.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 14:55

OSPRI supporting farmers post-cyclone

In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, OSPRI says it is taking a pragmatic approach to TB testing in the Hawke’s Bay Movement Control Area (MCA).

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 14 October 2022 11:55

Helping farmers fight TB

Peter McNab has been involved with TB Free for more than 30 years and was a key driver and supporter of the programme through the times when bovine TB was present in many herds in Otago. After 33 years on the Otago OSPRI Committee he has stepped down. Here is his story.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 12 November 2021 06:55

TB slaughter levy trimmed

Farmers are now paying a smaller TB slaughter levy.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 05 August 2021 13:55

On track to eradicate TB

When you hear the word epidemiologist these days you might think of the experts who are figuring out how to tackle Covid-19.

Published in Farm Health
Wednesday, 25 November 2020 11:55

TB fight goes on

The total number of TB-infected herds in Hawke’s Bay has risen to 20, following the recent reclassification of a new herd in the Waitara Valley.

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 09:59

Hawke's Bay's tuberculosis flare-up

More than 43,000 animals have been tested to date as Ospri deals with a bovine tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the Hawke’s Bay.

Published in General News
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